Grape-tie holder.



J. SHEARER.

GRAPE TIE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APRJfi, 1912.

1,061,1 32. Patented May 6, 1913.

comma I'LANOURAPII cm. WAS c.

JOHN SHEARER, OF FORESTVILLE, NEWYORK.

GRAPE-TIE HOLDER.

1 '0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Jo1iN Slimline, acitizen of the United States, residing at l orestville, in the county ofChautauqua and State of New York, have invented new and I usefulImprovements in Grape-Tie Holders,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to grape tie holders and benders and the objectof the invention is the provision of a simple, cheaply constructed, andefficient device of this character by which the ties when extracted fromthe receptacle may be conveniently bent into hairpin shape, the shapebeing most convenient for application to the grape vines.

Further objects of this invention will appear as the following specificdescription is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, whichforms a part of this application, and in which Figure 1 is a perspectiveView of the clevice. Fig. 2 is an elevation of one of the wires afterbeing bent.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 represents a receptaclehaving suit able strap receiving loops 2 secured at its opposite endsand a substantially U-shaped bending member 3 secured to one of thesides. This bending member extends up above the sides and has itsseparate legs forwardly and downwardly bent, as shown at t, to providehooks. The legs are separated a suflicient distance to permit theinsertion Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 12, 1912.

Patented May (5, 1.91.3.

Serial No. 690,436.

of the finger between the same so that a wire tie may be grasped in thereceptacle and raised therefrom into engagement with the hooks, as willbe readily understood. The

hooks form separated bearing members or abutments and by continued pullupon the wire as it is withdrawn from the receptacle, the same will bedrawn between the abut ments and be bent into hair-pin form as shown inFig. 2. In this form, the ties may be conveniently placed around thegrape canes and their supporting frames and their ends twisted so as tosupport the canes upon the frames. The strap loops 2 are adapted toreceive the shoulder straps as shown whereby the receptacle may besupported upon the body.

What is claimed is:- I

A grape-tie holder and bender, comprising a receptacle, strap-supportingloops carried thereby, and a U-shaped tie-bending member secured to oneside of the receptacle and having its terminals bent inwardly anddownwardly over the receptacle, said member having its legs separatedsutliciently to permit the insertion of the fingers therebetween.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence 01 two witnesses.

JOHN SHEARER. Witnesses:

LAURA E. Foss, Manon M. Ainums.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

